Question

Emma makes a stick puppet. She draws a face on it. The puppet has a metal crown. When Emma shines a light on the puppet, the crown looks shiny. Why does the metal crown look shiny when the light is on it?

Answer 1

Answer:

Metals have a physical property known as lustre. It means that when a light falls on a metal body, most of the light is reflected, making the metal body look shiny. The crown of the puppet is made of metal and therefore shines when light falls on it.

Answer 2

Answer:

because metals are lustures